The 1944 New York Giants season was the franchise's 20th season in the National Football League.
1944 New York Giants season | |
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Owner | John V. Mara |
Head coach | Steve Owen |
Home field | Polo Grounds |
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Record | 8–1–1 |
Division place | 1st NFL Eastern |
Playoff finish | Lost NFL Championship (vs. Packers) 7–14 |
In an April 2013 article, football analytics website Cold Hard Football Facts named the 1944 Giants the "Stingiest Defense in NFL history,"[1] as the team only surrendered 75 points in ten games. "The manpower shortage on NFL fields created a variety of statistical anomalies on both sides of the field," said the article, "and the 1944 Giants are no exception. But even then, the 1944 Giants were a truly awesome unit: the average team scored 18.0 points per game in 1944, well above the 7.5 PPG average surrendered by the Giants. But even the best defenses can’t get it done alone: Giants quarterback Arnie Herber threw four interceptions in New York's 14–7 NFL title game loss to Herber's former team, the Packers. The 1944 Giants were a mere No. 5 in scoring offense in the 10-team NFL."
Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Record | Venue | Recap | |
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4 | October 8 | at Boston Yanks | W 22–10 | 1–0 | Fenway Park | Recap | |
5 | October 15 | at Brooklyn Tigers | W 14–7 | 2–0 | Ebbets Field | Recap | |
6 | October 22 | Card-Pitt | W 23–0 | 3–0 | Polo Grounds | Recap | |
7 | October 29 | Philadelphia Eagles | L 17–24 | 3–1 | Polo Grounds | Recap | |
8 | November 5 | Boston Yanks | W 31–0 | 4–1 | Polo Grounds | Recap | |
9 | November 12 | at Philadelphia Eagles | T 21–21 | 4–1–1 | Shibe Park | Recap | |
10 | November 19 | Green Bay Packers | W 24–0 | 5–1–1 | Polo Grounds | Recap | |
11 | November 26 | Brooklyn Tigers | W 7–0 | 6–1–1 | Polo Grounds | Recap | |
12 | December 3 | Washington Redskins | W 16–13 | 7–1–1 | Polo Grounds | Recap | |
13 | December 10 | at Washington Redskins | W 31–0 | 8–1–1 | Griffith Stadium | Recap | |
Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text. |
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Giants | 0 | 10 | 12 | 0 | 22 |
Yanks | 3 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 10 |
at Fenway Park, Boston, Massachusetts
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Giants | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 14 |
Tigers | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
at Ebbets Field, Brooklyn, New York
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Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Card-Pitt | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Giants | 0 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 23 |
at Polo Grounds, New York, New York
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Eagles | 3 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 24 |
Giants | 7 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 17 |
at Polo Grounds, New York, New York
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Yanks | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Giants | 10 | 0 | 14 | 7 | 31 |
at Polo Grounds, New York, New York
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Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Giants | 7 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 21 |
Eagles | 7 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 21 |
at Shibe Park, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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Packers | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Giants | 7 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 24 |
at Polo Grounds, New York, New York
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Steve Owen won his 100th regular season game as Giants head coach. Tom Coughlin would be the next to accomplish the feat 61 years later.
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Tigers | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Giants | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
at Polo Grounds, New York, New York
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Redskins | 0 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 13 |
Giants | 10 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 16 |
at Polo Grounds, New York, New York
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Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Giants | 14 | 0 | 7 | 10 | 31 |
Redskins | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
at Griffith Stadium, Washington, D.C.
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Round | Date | Opponent | Result | Venue | Recap |
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Championship | December 17 | Green Bay Packers | L 7–14 | Polo Grounds | Recap |
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Packers | 0 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 14 |
Giants | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 |
at Polo Grounds, New York, New York
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NFL Eastern Division | |||||||||
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W | L | T | PCT | DIV | PF | PA | STK | ||
New York Giants | 8 | 1 | 1 | .889 | 6–1–1 | 206 | 75 | W4 | |
Philadelphia Eagles | 7 | 1 | 2 | .875 | 6–0–2 | 267 | 131 | W2 | |
Washington Redskins | 6 | 3 | 1 | .667 | 4–3–1 | 169 | 180 | L2 | |
Boston Yanks | 2 | 8 | 0 | .200 | 2–6 | 82 | 233 | L2 | |
Brooklyn Tigers | 0 | 10 | 0 | .000 | 0-8 | 69 | 166 | L10 |
1944 New York Giants season at Pro Football Reference